Labor day weekend

We had such a nice weekend! My parents came to visit so that is always a treat. Friday I kept Av home from school. She just has been fighting a cold and looked and sounded horrible on Friday. So we just had a nice lazy but productive morning. We got the entire basement cleaned and ready for G&PP and for the new bed that was being delivered on Saturday. Now we have a very nice guest room with a new bed, dresser and there is a full bathroom down there so it is pretty much a great space for company. Anyway, we took Av to the doc and it was confirmed she had a sinus infection. Poor thing. I got a dose of meds in her and after lunch and quiet time she was feeling better. John’s friend Matt came over to see the girls that evening and brought them tattoos, which they loved. The girls were in bed when G&PP arrived so I got some time with them!!! On Saturday the girls were very happy to wake up and see G&PP there. We played for a long time and then my dad and I took John to the game. On the way home we stopped for an impromptu chilidog and did some underwear shopping (hehehhe) at Target. When we got home the girls and Grandma had walked to the park so we went and joined them. After the park we had a nice dinner at a pizza place while we watched the end of the game and then picked daddy up!! The girls were so happy to see him. On Sunday we played most of the morning away. We had a party to go to that night so after much convincing with the girls, esp Av, we made them take naps so they would enjoy the party. While they napped my mom got out for a bit and shopped. We had sooooooooooo much fun. Her and I had not shopped alone together for so long. Over a year I think. We got lots of cute stuff for all 3 kids and had the best time doing it!!! On the way home we learned the party had been canceled. Which was horrible news when you had made your almost 5-year-old nap in anticipation of a party that night. Hehehehe. Luckily some friends offered up their house and so we just moved the party. All the parents there were in the same boat, made their kids nap with the promise of a party at the end of the day so we had to do something. Monday the girls did more playing with G&PP while I tried to help John finish up all the projects he was working on. He finished scrubbing all my hairspray off our bathroom floor, finished Camille’s and E’s sign and started painting our bathroom cabinets. It looks so great. He was very right on that one. My dad took apart the toddler bed for us so we could store it easier and we got the 3rd dresser moved out of E’s room and into the guest room. Our house is really coming together and looking great. John is doing an amazing job on it. Then last night we had a cookout with John’s dad and fam. It is always so great to see them as well. It was a very nice night with us leaving about 7:30. It was a half an hour drive away and the girls had, had no downtime so they were exhausted. They were both totally out in their car seats 4 minutes into the drive home. We were able to get Camille changed into her PJ’s and into bed without her really waking up. Av woke but of course went right back to bed in, “my cozy big girl bed.” I had to drag them both out of bed at 8am today so they got some good sleep!